Samuel snell



S. SNELL. BICYCLE' LAMP (No Model.)

Patented Feb. 4, 1896.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL SNELL, OE BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND.

BICYCLE-LAM P.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 554,009, dated February4, 1896. lippiicaioniiedaugua13,1892. serial 110.442,977. (Nmoaei.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL SNELL, of Acocks Green, Birmingham, England,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lamps for Bicycles;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the iigures of reference markedthereon,which form part of this specication.

My invention relates to a lamp for bicycles, and has for its object toform the body or frame of a single piece of sheet metal with a singlemovable slide, thereby dispensing with hinges.

A further object is to form the body or frame with a transverse chamberto receive the oil-reservoir and burner, with means for holding thereceptacle in place or allowing its convenient removal.

The invention consists in the parts and combination of parts hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of a lamp constructed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinalsection., and Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section. Fig. 4 is aperspective of the slide, showing the bifurcated spring end.

I-Ieretofore in the construction of lamps for bicycles access hasgenerally been gained to t-he interior by means of a swinging portion ofthe body or frame hinged at one side and held by a catch at the oppositeside.

1 designates the frame formed of a single piece of sheet metal, the baseof the frame being enlarged at 2 by curving the frame in semicircularform to form a chamber, into which an oil-reservoir and burner areinserted.

3 designates the oil-reservoir and burner formed with iiat upper andlower sides, and curved semicircular ends to closely iit within thechamber of the frame.

Above the chamber the front and rear faces extend parallel, as shown,and formed integral with said faces is one of the sides 7. An archedcover 5 extends from this side 7 and is curved from side to side andprovided with openings 6 6. An arched deflector 6 is arranged above thetop 5 and extends from the front to the rear face, and is integral withthe same.

8 designates a slide running in ways 9 formed in the side of the frameopposite to side '7, and is formed with a bifurcated lower end 10, whichstraddles the shaft 11 of the wick-raiser, so that the lower sections ofthe slide project below the shaft 11 and are formed with a corrugationorV depression at 12 to cause the ends of the sections to resilientlybear against the end of the oil-reservoir, so that it is held firmlywithin the chamber of the frame. The slide and opposite side of theframe are provided with glass planes 13, preferably rendered translucentby a red stain or coloring.

14 designates the reiiector arranged within the flange or hood of thecase and to the rear of the burner.

15 designates a lens which is removably secured to the front portion ofthe lamp-frame, whereby access can be had to the interior of said framelin order to clean the reflector.

In order to render the lens 15 easily removable, it is secured in abezel having a lug 16, which enters a perforation in the lower part ofthe flange or hood, the upper part of the bezel being secured by aspring-catch 17.

18 designates the spring-actuated hanger for suspending the lamp uponthe bicycle.

From the foregoing description itwill be seen thatthe frontend and rearsides as well as one end'of the frame are of a single piece, and thatthe chamber for the reception of the oil-reservoir and burner is formedintegral therewith, while the vertically-movable slide acts as a closureto the opposite end, and also to hold the oil-reservoir from lateralmovement, thereby rendering the entire lamp more rigid'than heretofore,and reducing the eX- pense of manufacture.

That I claim is@ 1. In a bicycle-lamp, a frame formed of a single pieceof sheet metal and comprising the bottom, front, and rear faces, and oneside, an arched top integral with said side, and curved from side toside, and an arched deiiector integral with the front and rear facesconnecting the same, and curved from face to face above the arched top,said top having openings for the escape of heat.

2. In a bicycle-lamp, a frame having the bottom, front and rear, and oneside face, an

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oilreser\f'or located in said frame and provided with a wick-raisingshaft, guideways in the front and rear faces, and a slide workingtherein, said slide constituting the side of the frame, and slottedlongitudinally at its lower end to straddle the wick-shaft, and crimpedor corrugated horizontally in order to bind against the side of theoil-reservoir, and hold the same securely Within the frame.

3. The combination with an open-sided case or frame, of an oilreservoirhaving a wick-raising shaft projecting laterally therefroin and a slideadapted to close the open side of the case, said slidebeing slottedVertience of two witnesses.

SAMUEL SNELL. Witnesses:

WLLLIAM WEBSTER, PlREoLL J. WEBSTER.

